Physics of Fluid Flow and Transport in Unconventional Reservoir RocksUnderstanding and predicting fluid flow in hydrocarbon shale and other non-conventional reservoir rocksOil and natural gas reservoirs found in shale and other tight and ultra-tight porous rocks have become increasingly important sources of energy in both North America and East Asia. As a result, extensive research in recent decades has focused on the mechanisms of fluid transfer within these reservoirs, which have complex pore networks at multiple scales. Continued research into these important energy sources requires detailed knowledge of the emerging theoretical and computational developments in this field.Following a multidisciplinary approach that combines engineering, geosciences and rock physics, Physics of Fluid Flow and Transport in Unconventional Reservoir Rocks provides both academic and industrial readers with a thorough grounding in this cutting-edge area of rock geology, combining an explanation of the underlying theories and models with practical applications in the field.Readers will also find:* An introduction to the digital modeling of rocks* Detailed treatment of digital rock physics, including decline curve analysis and non-Darcy flow* Solutions for difficult-to-acquire measurements of key petrophysical characteristics such as shale wettability, effective permeability, stress sensitivity, and sweet spotsPhysics of Fluid Flow and Transport in Unconventional Reservoir Rocks is a fundamental resource for academic and industrial researchers in hydrocarbon exploration, fluid flow, and rock physics, as well as professionals in related fields.

PrefaceList of ContributorsIntroductionChapter 1: Unconventional reservoirs: Advances and challengesPart I Pore-scale characterizationsChapter 2: Pore-scale simulations and digital rock physicsChapter 3: Digital Rock Modeling: A ReviewChapter 4: Scale dependence of permeability and formation factor: A simple scaling lawPart II Core-scale heterogeneityChapter 5: Modeling gas permeability in unconventional reservoir rocksChapter 6: NMR and Its Applications in Tight Unconventional Reservoir RocksChapter 7: Tight Rock Permeability Measurement in Laboratory: Some Recent ProgressChapter 8: Stress-Dependent Matrix Permeability in Unconventional Reservoir RocksChapter 9: Assessment of shale wettability from spontaneous imbibition experimentsChapter 10: Permeability Enhancement in Shale Induced by DesorptionChapter 11: Multiscale Experimental Study on Interactions Between Imbibed Stimulation Fluids and Tight Carbonate Source RocksPart III Large-scale petrophysicsChapter 12: Effective permeability in fractured reservoirs: Percolation-based effective-medium theoryChapter 13: Modeling of fluid flow in complex fracture networks for shale reservoirsChapter 14: A Closed-Form Relationship for Production Rate in Stress-Sensitive Unconventional ReservoirsChapter 15: Sweet Spot Identification in Unconventional Shale ReservoirsIndex